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Finish the Race

A series exploring what the Bible teaches about marriage, singleness, motherhood, the workplace, church ministry, sexual purity, true beauty and relationships.

Lt. Col. Daniel Thompson made a lot of adjustments to minister to the people he shepherds. During the quarantine he counseled people sitting six feet away and limited worship services to 10 people at a time. Thompson said his mission was especially important because the people he serves are fighting…

Dylan McWilliams is a 20-year-old Colorado man who has had some bad knocks. Three years ago, while hiking in the Utah desert a rattlesnake sank its fangs in his leg. Then last year a bear attacked him, dragging him from his tent in Colorado. It took nine staples in his neck to repair the damage. Just…

When Greg Carlson’s Las Vegas taco shop was burglarized, he deiced to turn the footage into a television commercial. Security footage shows three men breaking into the closed restaurant and ransacking it, looking for cash or other valuables. Carlson was alerted by an alarm system, and found the glass…

Doug Tilley is a North Carolina pastor suffering the beginning stages of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Known officially as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis the disease with no cure slowly eats away at healthy bodies, eventually leaving them unable to survive. A few years ago, Tilley was looking at a large, beautiful…

For those who saw replays of the pitch, it is unforgettable. Pitching for the Giants and leading 3-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning, Dave Dravecky delivered his 69th pitch of the night. It was the last pitch he would ever make with that left arm. The bone broke in mid pitch and he fell to the ground…

A “JESUS” film team was returning home from showing the film to a village of unreached people. They were tired, but happy for what God had done. It was late at night, as they drove along the isolated road in a rough area…a time when thieves were active. Suddenly on the darkened road, a red light flashed…

Apologies are difficult, especially when they are not accepted. DAVID BRAINERD was born in Connecticut in 1718. Shortly before he en­tered Yale in 1739, he experienced a profound conversion to Jesus Christ.19 Brainerd's years at Yale were difficult. Yale had been founded because Harvard had become Unitarian,…

F.B. Meyer They look him and cast him into a pit - Genesis 37:24 It is impossible to read this inimitable story without detecting in the water-mark of the paper on which it is written the name Jesus. Indeed, we lose much of the beauty and force of these early Scriptures if we fail to observe the references…

SUFFERING In his book, Seasons under the Son, Tim Wesemann wrote, "The Bible tells us that he [the leper] came back praising Jesus and thanking Him. It doesn't say exactly what the man said to Him, although it seems obvious that he would have given thanks for healing. But let's take it a step further.…

Joseph Joseph's brother's didn't like him. No, they couldn't stand him. They knew he was their father's favorite, and so did Joseph. Joseph seemed to have a knack for rubbing it in their faces. On an errand for his father, Joseph approached the field where his brothers were working. When the boys spotted…

Good from Evil "And as for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive." Genesis 50:20 NASB It was nine years after Joseph ascended to his position of power, ten of Joseph's brothers-the brothers that threw him into…

GOD'S PROVIDENCE An unfortunate occurrence at a Georgia church turned into a miraculous blessing and an opportunity to learn an important lesson. Five days before Christmas 2004, thieves broke into the Calvary Baptist Church in Lilburn Georgia and took presents the church planned to deliver to orphans.…

3 John Piper Desiring God Minneapolis, Minnesota 4 For Your Joy FOR YOUR JOY Published by Desiring God © 2005 Desiring God International Standard Book Number: 0-9773286-0-0 Edited for Desiring God Cover design by Edd Blott All scripture quotations are taken from: The Holy Bible: English Standard Version,…

Lambeth Daily Plenary Monday 28th July Posted On : July 29, 2008 4:57 PM | Posted By : Webmaster Related Categories: News The Relationship between the People and God. Lambeth Conference 28th July 2008 Rabbi Sir Jonathan Sacks. Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth Friends…

GOODNESS, THE DEFINITION “Goodness” is a rare word found only four times in the New Testament (and only in Paul).[1] Thus, from our common usage of the idea of goodness I see six aspects: I. GOODNESS MEANS USEFUL. The idea of “goodness” means that a thing fulfills its purpose or the expectations for…

FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT SCRIPTURES Genesis 50:19-21 Numbers 6:24-26 12:3-7 Ruth 3:10-11 II Samuel 9:1-7 Psalm 1:3 Isaiah 3:10 27:6 32:16-18 Ezekiel 17:22-24 Hosea 6:1-3 14:4-8 Matthew 7:16-20 12:33 Luke 6:43-44 John 15:1-8 Acts

Wedgwood Baptist Church -Fort Worth TX. 7 killed and 7 injured By now almost everyone has heard of the tragedy that took place on Sept.15, 1999 when a gunman entered Wedgwood Baptist Church and killed 7 people and injured 7 others before taking his own life. That morning had been the day of "See You…